SPEAKERS
Monday, June 8 [ AM ]
Lecture "BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere."
- John Chen
- Executive Chairman and CEO,
BlackBerry, Canada
Lecturer brief history
As Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Limited, John Chen is responsible for defining the company’s vision and goals, setting its strategy, and ensuring the team’s execution matches corporate objectives. Appointed in November 2013, John has led BlackBerry through a successful pivot from hardware icon to software leader. Today the company is poised to leverage its brand strength and heritage in mobile security along with its enterprise cybersecurity and embedded software growth engines to accelerate into the Enterprise of Things, an emerging category with billions of connected devices and massive market potential.
John came to BlackBerry a distinguished leader and proven turnaround executive with more than 40 years of engineering and management experience along with a reputation that extends well-beyond the technology industry. Prior to joining BlackBerry, John served as Chairman and CEO of Sybase Inc. where he re-invented the company and led it through 55 consecutive quarters of profitability, providing outstanding shareholder returns during his 15-year tenure.
A global business leader with a strong interest in policy, John has testified before Congress on U.S.–China trade relations and was appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush to serve on the President's Export Council. In 2006, he was appointed co-chair of the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee. Additionally, John chaired the U.S.-China Policy Advisory Roundtable for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), served on the Board of the National Committee on U.S. China Relations since 2012, and has been a member of the Committee of 100 since 1997 and its Chairman from 2009-2011.
John graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). John has an honorary professorship from Shanghai University, and honorary doctorates from San Jose State University, City University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. John has received awards from the U.S.-Asia Institute, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation, the California-Asia Business Council, and the U.S.-Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation.
John served on the Board of Directors for The Walt Disney Company (2004-2019) and Wells Fargo & Co. (2006-2018). He is also active in the not-for-profit community, and is a trustee of Caltech, board member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, member of CFR, national trustee of The First Tee and Governor of the San Francisco Symphony.
Lecture "Work Unleashed - Where, When, and How We Work is Changing"
- Aaron Levie
- CEO, Co-founder and Chairman,
Box, USA
Lecturer brief history
Aaron Levie is Chief Executive Officer, Cofounder and Chairman at Box, which he launched in 2005 with CFO and cofounder Dylan Smith. He is the visionary behind the Box product and platform strategy, incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Aaron leads the company in its mission to transform the way people and businesses work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions. He has served on the Board of Directors since April 2005.
Aaron attended the University of Southern California from 2003 to 2005 before leaving to found Box.
Lecture "Future of Communication and Collaboration in Digital Era"
- Eric S. Yuan
- Founder and CEO
Zoom Video Communications, USA
Lecturer brief history
Eric Yuan founded Zoom in 2011 to deliver happiness and bring teams together to get more done in a frictionless video environment. Zoom’s video-first unified communications platform continues to dramatically transform the way leading global enterprise companies communicate. Under Eric’s leadership, Zoom was one of the highest-performing tech IPOs of 2019.
Prior to founding Zoom, Eric was corporate vice president of engineering at Cisco, where he was responsible for Cisco's collaboration software development. Eric was one of the founding engineers and vice president of engineering at Webex. Between 1997 and 2011, he grew his team from 10 engineers to more than 800 worldwide and contributed to revenue growth from $0 to more than $800M.
Eric has been named one of the Most Powerful People in Enterprise Tech by Business Insider. In 2018, he was named the #1 CEO of a large US company by Glassdoor and EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California (software category). Also in 2019, he was added to the Bloomberg 50, as a leader who changed the game in global business. Eric is a named inventor on 11 issued and 20 pending patents in real-time collaboration.
Session 1
"Novel Virus and Digital Transformation"
Panelist
- Tetsuya Kawai
- Managing Director,
CrowdStrike Japan
Lecturer brief history
Tetsuya Kawai joined CrowdStrike in 2017, reporting directly to the Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan.
His key responsibilities include building a strong business across the region with the focus on providing next generation Cybersecurity solutions to enterprise customers and Government while building strategic alliances for CrowdStrike.
Kawai has over 30 years’ experience in Enterprise IT. Prior to joining CrowdStrike he was the Country Manager at Novell Japan for 4 years. He was the General Manager of Enterprise Sales at Verizon Japan and Director of Marketing at Symantec.
Kawai is based in Tokyo and received a Post Graduate Degree in 1988.
Panelist
- Fuminori Saga
- Country General Manager, Japan
Zoom Video Communications
Lecturer brief history
Saga joined Zoom in February 2019. Before joining Zoom, Saga managed the integrated partner business at VMware Japan from 2013. From 2006 to 2013, Saga joined Cisco Systems Japan, where he was dedicated to developing partners of the Webex business, which Cisco Systems acquired. From 1992, Saga joined Japan IBM as a Development Engineer of ThinkPad at Yamato Laboratory. He then moved to the PC division where he was in charge of product marketing and partner sales for Japan and the Asia Pacific division.
Saga earned a Master's Degree in Engineering from Hokkaido University.
Panelist
- Naoaki Mashita
- Founder, President and CEO,
V-cube
Lecturer brief history
Naoaki Mashita was born in Tokyo, 1977. Whilst pursuing studies at Keio University in 1998, Naoaki established V-cube Internet (now V-cube, Inc.). Thereafter, Naoaki changed V-cube's primary business to visual communications and achieved the No.1 Market Share in Japan's Web Conference market in 2008. V-cube has maintained this position for 13 years.
With a mission of realizing an ‘Even’ society, V-cube aims to create the society where opportunities are evenly provided to all, and tackles issues such as extreme concentration of population and industry in city areas, declining birthrate and aging population, long working hours, and educational and healthcare gaps with its Visual Communication Solutions.
In December 2013, V-cube was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers board. Subsequently in July 2015, V-cube stepped up to the main board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Naoaki established Senshin Robotics (former V-cube Robotics) in 2015 and working on developing solutions using robotics such as drones. New Industrial Revolution and Regulatory and Legislative Reform Committee of Japan Association of Corporate Executives.
Panelist
- Katsunori Furuichi
- President and Managing Director,
Box Japan
Lecturer brief history
Katsunori Furuichi is President and Managing Director of K.K. Box Japan, where he leads Box’s growth and development in the Asia Pacific region. He joined Box from VeriSign Japan, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to VeriSign Japan, he was a Partner at PRTM Management Consulting (Currently PwC Consulting). Katsunori also held a variety of functions at NTT, in system engineering, overseas business development, sales, marketing, and corporate planning.
Katsunori earned an M.B.A. from London Business School and a B.A. from Kyoto University.
Moderator
- Waichi Sekiguchi
- Visiting Senior Staff Writer,
Nikkei Inc.
Lecturer brief history
Waichi Sekiguchi is a visiting senior staff writer for Nikkei, the largest economic daily in the world. He joined Nikkei in 1982 upon graduating from Hitotsubashi university. He has been covering the IT industry and cyberspace issues for over 30 years and writing editorial articles for Nikkei for 15 years. As a Washington correspondent during the Bush and Clinton Administrations in the early 1990s, Sekiguchi covered US trade and government policies. Prior to that, in the late 1980s, he was a Fulbright fellow at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and was a chief writer for the English edition of Nikkei. Sekiguchi served as a news commentator for NHK World TV program "Nikkei Japan Report" in 2009–2012 and as a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo in 2015–2019. He became the president of MM research Institute, a Japanese research and consulting firm catering to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, in 2019. He is currently a visiting professor at Hosei University Business School, as well as at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) of the International University of Japan.
Monday, June 8 [ PM ]
Lecture "Sustainable Growth in the New Society"
- Jun Sawada
- President and CEO,
NTT
Lecturer brief history
Jun Sawada is managing and orchestrating NTT as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018.
Sawada became Chief Financial Officer of NTT in 2014, and he was engaged in various role in technology developments, business incubation, enterprise sales, and corporate strategy planning and implementation since he joined NTT in 1978.
He received his B.A. in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University in 1978.
Lecture "Digital Inclusion －Digital creates a brighter future for all－"
- Takashi Niino
- President and CEO,
NEC
Lecturer brief history
Takashi Niino first joined NEC in 1977, primarily engaging in sales of IT solutions for the financial market. Over the years, he contributed to the expansion of NEC's solutions business through his involvement in various large-scale projects. These projects ranged from updates of mission-critical systems, following the creation of megabanks through mergers and integrations, to the introduction of systems for major retail operators launching new financial service businesses.
Niino became President and CEO (Representative Director) of NEC Corporation in April 2016.
Lecture "Leading the "New Normal" with advanced technologies beyond boundaries"
- Akio Yamaguchi
- General Manager,
IBM Japan
Lecturer brief history
Akio Yamaguchi has been Country General Manager of IBM Japan since May 2019.
He joined IBM Japan, Ltd. in 1987. After working on system development and maintenance as an engineer, he held various positions including management & planning officer in the General Manager’s office, technical sales manager of software products. Also, he was engaged as Executive Assistant to a Senior Executive of IBM Corporation.
From 2007, he led a wide range of services business in Global Business Services, supporting clients ‘enterprise transformation in areas such as providing Consulting, System Development and System Maintenance Services, and Business Process Outsourcing. In 2017, he became General Manager of Global Business Services and a member of Board of Directors of IBM Japan.
Session 2
"5G and Business"
Panelist
- Gota Iwanami
- President,
INFOCITY
Lecturer brief history
Gota Iwanami founded INFOCITY in 1982 and has been serving his position as President since the company was registered and incorporated in 1984. INFOCITY, Inc. specializes in technology development involving computer software, communication and broadcast system. He is also the Board Chairman of two affiliate companies, Bitmedia, Inc. and TECHNONET Co., Ltd.
In addition, Iwanami is a member of various broadcast and communication-related committees revolving around Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and currently holds the post of Chairman of Service & Application Committee of the Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum (5GMF).
Panelist
- Shigeharu Kato
- Director and Head of Business Development Department Ⅲ,
Member of the Board,
NTT East Corporation
Lecturer brief history
- [ Education ]
- 1990
- First Cluster of Colleges of University of Tsukuba
- [ Business Career ]
- 1990
- Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
- 1995
- Member of Corporate Planning Department,
NTT Central Personal Communications Network, Inc. - 2002
- General Manager of Business Planning Department,
NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. - 2013
- General Manager of Business Planning Department,
Member of the Board of NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. - 2015
- General Manager of Business Development Department Ⅱ,
NTT East Corporation - 2017
- Director and Head of Business Development Department Ⅱ, Ⅲ
Member of the Board of NTT East Corporation - 2018
- Director and Head of Business Development Department Ⅲ
Member of the Board of NTT East Corporation (present post)
Panelist
- Hirokazu Igarashi
- Director for the New Generation Mobile Communications Office, Radio Department,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Lecturer brief history
He joined MPHPT (predecessor of MIC) in 1999, and started his career at the Computer Communications Division. From 2002 to 2004, he was sent on loan to the International Science Cooperation Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2004 to 2006, he studied engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. After he returned to MIC, he worked for the International Spectrum Policy Office and the ICT Policy Division. From 2010 to 2013, he served as the First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, and covered the ITU-related matters and other telecommunications policy issues. After he returned to Tokyo, he worked as Deputy Director at various fields, including Land Mobile Communications Division, Broadcasting Technology Division, and Radio Policy Division. At the Land Mobile Communications Division around 2014, he contributed to initiating 5G related activities in Japan.
Panelist
- Tareq Amin
- Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CTO,
Rakuten Mobile
Group Executive Vice President, CAO,
Rakuten
Lecturer brief history
As the first Chief Technology Officer of the newly-established Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Tareq Amin is leading the design and roll-out of the company’s next-generation cloud-native mobile network in Japan.
With a career in the mobile network industry of almost two decades, prior to joining Rakuten in 2018, Amin was a key contributor to the transformation of the mobile industry in India as Senior Vice President of Technology Development and Automation for Reliance Jio. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Carrier Solutions for Huawei and as Senior Director of National Planning & Performance at T-Mobile.
Amin holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Portland State University in Oregon.
Moderator
- Takashi Sugimoto
- Senior Staff Writer,
Nikkei Inc.
Lecturer brief history
Takashi Sugimoto is a senior staff writer for Nikkei. He has over fifteen years of career as a reporter in Japan and United States. He has covered tech companies, automotive, material and electronics industries in Tokyo. As a New York correspondent, he has covered industrial news and United Nations from 2011 to 2015. Takashi joined Nikkei in 2002 after earning a master’s degree in Economics from Kyoto University.
Tuesday, June 9 [ AM ]
Lecture "A New Normal Powered by 5G Clouds"
- Shekar Ayyar
- Executive Vice President, General Manager, Telco and Edge Cloud,
VMware, USA
Lecturer brief history
Shekar Ayyar joined VMware in June 2007 and serves as executive vice president and general manager of VMware’s Telco and Edge Cloud business unit, which is designed to help communications service providers as well as enterprises with integrated platforms for 5G, edge, telco cloud and IoT use cases. Ayyar also serves as general manager, Edge/IoT for Dell Technologies. Prior to July 2019, Ayyar led the company’s strategy and corporate development efforts for the past 10 years and also helped incubate the telco Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) focus area. Under his leadership, the company has executed on dozens of acquisitions including significant platform additions such as Nicira, AirWatch, VeloCloud and Heptio, as well as a portfolio of strategic investments in technology startups.
Lecture "The Three Paradigm Shifts Driving the Future of Entertainment"
- John Couling
- Senior Vice President, Commercial Partnerships,
Dolby Laboratories, USA
Lecturer brief history
As Senior Vice President, Commercial Partnerships, John leads a global team responsible for Dolby's customer and partner relationships across the consumer entertainment industry. His team manages the commercial aspects of these relationships as well as the delivery and integration of transformational Dolby technologies and solutions into partners' services and products. In his previous leadership role at Dolby, John oversaw the expansion of Dolby technology into the broadband and mobile Internet-delivered entertainment ecosystem, redefining the audio experience on streaming services, connected, and mobile devices. During his tenure, his teams established partnerships with the world's leading content aggregators and distributors, operating system creators, and connected device makers to integrate Dolby technology into their products. Previously, John also managed a global team responsible for all technology platforms and products as well as worldwide business development. He initially joined Dolby in 1997 as an applications engineer working in the then-emerging DVD market. John holds a BS degree in astrophysics from the University of Bristol.
- Yuki-hiro Osawa
- President,
Dolby Japan
Lecturer brief history
Yuki Osawa started role of President, Dolby Japan K.K. in March, 2014.
He started his business carrier at Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. and was engaged in its information technology business. In 2005 he began to work for US IT Entertainment companies running Japan and/or APAC operation at Macromedia, DivX, Inc., Sonic Solutions and Rovi Corportation beyond mergers.
Born in Tokyo
Graduated from Waseda Univ (High School and Science & Engineering dept).
Completed Executive Management Program (EMP), at The Univ. of Tokyo.
Ex-Chair of EMP Alumni, The Univ. of Tokyo.
Lecture "Driving a Trusted Future -5G and NEXT-"
- Takahito Tokita
- CEO, CDXO,
Fujitsu
Lecturer brief history
- Date of Birth:
- September 2, 1962
- [ Education ]
- Mar. 1988
- Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- [ Professional Career ]
- Apr. 1988
- Joined Fujitsu Limited
- Jun. 2014
- Head of Financial Systems Unit, Integration Services Business
- Apr. 2015
- Corporate Executive Officer,
SVP, Head of Financial Systems Unit, Integration Services Business - Apr. 2016
- Corporate Executive Officer,
SVP, Head of Financial Systems Unit, Global Services Integration Business,
In charge of Safety Solution Business Unit - Apr. 2017
- Corporate Executive Officer,
SVP, Vice Head of Global Delivery Group, Global Services Integration Business - Jan. 2019
- Corporate Executive Officer,
EVP, Head of Global Delivery Group, Technology Solution Business - Mar. 2019
- Corporate Executive Officer,
SEVP - Jun. 2019
- Representative Director
President - Oct. 2019
- Representative Director
President
CDXO - Apr. 2020
- CEO, CDXO
Session 3
"5G and Society"
Panelist
- Kunimasa Suzuki
- President, Intel Japan
Vice President, Sales, Marketing, and Communications Group, Intel Corporation
Lecturer brief history
Kunimasa Suzuki is vice president in the Sales, Marketing, and Communications Group and president of Intel K. K. (Japan) at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for accelerating the data-centric strategy while continuing to maintain the health of our client-centric business in Japan. This market has been crucial to our success as a company and will continue to play an instrumental role as we further expand our role in computing, internet of things, 5G and artificial intelligence in Japan.
Prior to Intel, Suzuki held various roles over 34 years at Sony, on top of his Corporate EVP role at Sony, he has gained broad-based business executive experience through his leadership roles at Sony VAIO, Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation) and Sony Mobile Communications.
Suzuki holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan.
Panelist
- Mayoran Rajendra
- Country Leader – Japan,
GE Digital
Lecturer brief history
Mayoran Rajendra is the country leader for GE Digital Japan and Senior Director of Solution Architecture for Asia Pacific region. He leads GE Digital’s strategic growth initiatives, supporting partners in the region to look at digital industrial transformation, and focuses on further strengthening localized innovation in the digital space through cross enterprise collaborations.
Mayoran is a founding member of GE Digital initiatives in Japan since 2015 where he designed and led Digital projects with key customers in Japan in Power Utility, Aviation and manufacturing domains.
Mayoran joined GE in 2009 as a new graduate and started his career as a development engineer of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) devise in GE Healthcare. Then he was selected to Edison Engineering Development Program and led projects in Manufacturing, Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
Mayoran holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Robotics Engineering (Precision Mechanics) from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He also holds an Associate’s Degree in Engineering Science from Numazu Collage of technology, Japan.
Panelist
- Dave West
- President and General Manager,
Cisco Japan
Lecturer brief history
Dave West is President and General Manager for Cisco Japan. In this role, he manages all operations for the Japanese market. Dave works closely with customers to understand the market transitions influencing their businesses. Within Cisco, he works cross-functionally to design and implement innovative go-to-market models for customers' multiyear digital transformations, delivering business growth and building strong teams with long-term tenures.
A 19-year Cisco veteran with over 25 years of experience in the ICT industry, Dave most recently led Worldwide Sales for the Enterprise Networks (EN) team, a global organization that drives the sales, solutions, and engineering motions required to deliver innovation and transformation across Cisco’s core portfolio.
Prior to that, Dave was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Architectures leader for Enterprise Networks, Data Center, Security, and Collaboration in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). He was responsible for capturing market transitions, delivering sustained competitive leadership, and driving growth across all technologies.
During his time at Cisco, Dave has held numerous leadership roles within the Worldwide Sales, Global Partner and Public Sector organizations.
He is a former Marine Officer, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and holds an MS in Information Systems from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Panelist
- Noriyuki Matsuda
- Founder, CEO and President,
SOURCENEXT Corporation
Lecturer brief history
Born in Hyogo prefecture in 1965. Graduated from Osaka Prefecture University with BSc in Mathematical Science and joined IBM Japan the same year.
In August 1996, he founded SOURCENEXT Corporation, which was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2008. The company sold over 50 million cumulative software, including “Virus Security ZERO,” the first security software to ever do away with annual renewal fees.
In 2017, SOURCENEXT ventured into the development of its first IoT product, “POCKETALK,” the AI-powered translator device, which won “2018 Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards Grand Prize - Nikkei Awards for Excellence.” POCKETALK has been shipped over 700 thousand units to date.
In the future, the company aims to expand the POCKETALK business to the world and bring forth more IoT products to the market. They also place telecommuting related products as their new line of business since March 2020.
Moderator
- Akito Tanaka
- Senior Staff Writer,
Nikkei Inc.
Lecturer brief history
Akito Tanaka is a senior staff writer for Nikkei and has over twenty years of reporting experience. He has covered major global companies in the technology, consumer electronics, and automobile industries in Japan and the United States. Akito holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Drake University, and spent his adolescent years in Lisbon, Portugal, attending the American International School.
Tuesday, June 9 [ PM ]
Lecture "Transformation of industries - case Nokia"
- Risto Siilasmaa
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, F-Secure
Former Chair of the Board of Directors, Nokia Corporation, Finland
Lecturer brief history
Risto Siilasmaa is the Chair of the Nokia Board of Directors. He joined the Nokia Board in 2008 and became Chair in May 2012. Under his tenure Nokia has successfully transformed from a mobile phone manufacturer to a leading communication technology company. Siilasmaa is the Founder of F-Secure Corporation, a Finnish cybersecurity company and served as the President and CEO of the company between 1988-2006, Chair of the Board since 2006.
Siilasmaa is a Board member of Futurice Corporation. He is also a member of Komatsu International Advisory Board, a member of the International Advisory Board at IESE Business School, University of Navarra and a member of the Global Advisory Board of Yonsei University School of Business (YSB). He was a member of the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT) 2012-2020.
Risto Siilasmaa is an entrepreneur at heart. He is an active contributor in many European and Asian industry associations and public debate. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Helsinki University of Technology.
Lecture "The Power of Location Technology Today and Tomorrow"
- Edzard Overbeek
- CEO,
HERE Technologies, Netherlands
Lecturer brief history
Edzard Overbeek is CEO of HERE Technologies, a leading global provider of digital maps and location services for the Internet of Things and automotive industries.
Edzard Overbeek joined HERE in spring 2016, setting out his vision for an autonomous world where location technology is at the heart of how we live, move and interact with one another. Since his arrival, HERE has opened up its platform to allow developers and organizations everywhere to create powerful location services using its technology. The company has also formed multiple new partnerships with leading technology companies such as Intel, NVIDIA, Baidu and Tencent.
Edzard Overbeek brings to HERE a unique mix of sales and technology experience, having joined from Cisco where he was responsible for the company’s Global Services organization with over $12 billion in revenues and 15,000 employees.
Before that he served as President of Cisco's Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China region, overseeing strategy and execution across all customer segments and strategic partner engagement. Prior to Cisco, he held leadership positions in companies including Fujitsu and Siemens.
Overbeek holds a master's degree in business administration from NIMBAS, University of Bradford, United Kingdom.
Lecture "Digital Transformation in the New Normal
- Changing the world with Open Source"
- Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen
- Senior vice president and General manager for Asia Pacific,
Red Hat, USA
Lecturer brief history
Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen is senior vice president and general manager for Red Hat in Asia Pacific and Japan. Van Leeuwen is responsible for expanding Red Hat's business throughout the region.
Joining Red Hat in 2004, van Leeuwen helped establish operations in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux). Soon after, his responsibilities expanded to include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central Europe, and later Eastern Europe.
Under van Leeuwen’s leadership since 2009, Red Hat APAC’s revenue has increased more than five-fold in 10 years. Van Leeuwen has a deep understanding of the enterprise software market and channels in both Asia Pacific and Europe.
With over 25 years of IT industry experience, van Leeuwen has a proven record in helping numerous companies in Europe and Asia succeed with the use of innovation and technology.
Prior to Red Hat, van Leeuwen was a European director for PlanetWeb Inc. and director of Northern Europe for SCO, where he built its sales operations in Benelux and the Nordic region.
Red Hat Singapore in 2017 won “Best Tech Company to Work For”, an award given by the Singapore Computer Society.
Lecture "Enabler of the 5G era"
- Keri Gilder
- CEO,
Colt Technology Services, U.K.
Lecturer brief history
Keri Gilder is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Colt.
Appointed to the role in May 2020, Keri is responsible for executing Colt’s strategy which centres around transforming the way the world works through the power of connectivity.
Before becoming CEO, Keri was Colt’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), leading global teams across sales, presales and marketing, as well as working closely with the wider organisation to ensure Colt delivered for its customers.
Before joining Colt, Keri held several leadership roles at Ciena but was most recently its Vice President and General Manager EMEA, responsible for guiding Ciena’s EMEA service provider and enterprise customers, as well as partners.
Keri is passionate about promoting Inclusion and Diversity, also leading Colt’s Diversity Council, to ensure Colt is a business where everyone feels they can bring their true selves to work. Keri brings this passion to the wider industry, also supporting external mentoring and coaching initiatives.
Prior to Ciena, Keri worked in multiple roles for Lucent Technologies, and she has also worked for Hughes Aircraft as a Network Engineer.
Keri has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Management Information Systems (MIS) from New Mexico State University.
Keri lives in London with her husband and two children and is based at Colt’s head office in London.
